Wire fastener



May. 21, 2 I G. F. VOIGPH' 7' 1,714,458

v WIRE FASTENER Filed Oct. 6, 1924 Patented May 21, 1929.

j UNITED STATES 1 1,714,458 PATENT, OFFICE.

GEORGE F.- VOIGHT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO ECONOMY PRODUCTS i i CORPORATION,.A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

' WIRE. FAs'rENER.

Application filed'Octobe r e, 1924. Seria1.N' o. 741,942.

My invention relates to improvements in wire fasteners particularly adapted for attaching wire lath in outstandmg relat on to the wall sheathing of stucco structures; and one of the objects thereof is the provision of an inexpensively constructed spac-' ing-clipslidably carried on the forward end of a nail; a further object is the provision of a spacingclipconstructed of sheet metal, that may be blanked and formed by" one stroke of the press.

' tion resides in the combination and arrangement of parts'and 1n the details of construction hereinafter'described and claimed, it

being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the splrit of the invention.

" In the accompanying draw1ngs Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wire fas-.

tener'constructed in accordance with my invention, disposed in position for driving into i the wall sheathing of 'astucco structure, and a cross section of a portion of wire lath;

fastener in its final position after being driveninto the wall sheathing as far as it is intended to operatively go, a' portion of the wire lath confined between the nail'head and the spacing-clip, and a section of stuc- Figure co composition in the immediate back ground;

, tener;

' Figure 4 is a sectionalplan'view online .4-4, Fig. 1;

' Figure 5 is across section online 5-5',

Fig. 1;

Figure 6 isavertical' sectional view on line" 6'6, Fig.4, butwith the nailand lath omitted;

. An intermediate dis a front elevation of the fas composition, which form the exterior portionsof thewalls ofstucco structures,

The wall sheathing 1 comprises the usual boards secured across the face of the frametimbers of the wall, or, it may comprise any 'my improved wire fastener, and thestucco \Vith the foregoing ands till further obf jects and purposesin view which w ll appear as the description proceeds, my nvenother suitablewall coveringsecured to the wall timbers. v 1 V The wire lath 2 may comprise any suitable mesh wlre fabrio, including the fabric cc' 77 commonly known as poultry netting The wire fastener 3 comprises, a nail having the usual cylindrical shank 5 and flat head 6', and a spacing clipffl the latter which is formed of a strip of sheet metal, comprises (referring now fmoreparticularly to the preferred form of the invention) a .1 dy portion 8, which terminates at its lower Figure 2 is a side elevation of the wire' end in an. outwardly extending supportingbeing curved upwardly to form a lath-re taining lip 11.

cuated securing band 12, while portions of "said body portion above and below said securing band, are struck forwardly to form an upper arcuated indentation 13 intersect- "ing with the lath seat 10, and a lower arcuate d' indentation '14 intersecting with the supporting-base 9.

12 and indentations being such as to provide a vertical opening therebetween, of which the securing band 12 forms the rear wall and the indentations 1'3 and 14 the front wall, and through which opening projects the. shank 5. v The spacing-clip 7 is intended to be factory-built onto the forward end of the nail, and is intended to engage and embrace the shank 5 with sufficient clasping tension 7 portion of the body por- 'tion 8 isstruck rearwardly to forman ar- The arrangement of said securingiband I to become normally frictionally locked thereon. against movementrrelative thereto, but,

vertically slidable thereon against the resist ance set up by said clasping tension, when the nail is driven into the wall sheathing against which the spacing-clip may be seated.

The modified form, as shown in Figs. 9, 1.0, 11 and '12, differs from the preferred form mainly in the method employed for securing the spacing-clip to the nail shank. In this form the body portion '8 is provided with a central indentation intersecting with and extending from the supportingbase 9 upwardly into intersection with the lath seat 10, and with a pair of side wings 16, which comprise opposed lateral extensions on the margins of said body portion bent backwardly into engagement with the shank 5 for holding it in the indentation 15..

The spacing-clips 7 are adapted as furring means for holding the lath 2 a distance away from the face of the wall sheathing 1, while the nails are adapted to bind the lath against the clips and to secure them and the lath to the face of the wall sheathing.

The lath 2 is intended to form outstanding reinforcement and support for the stucco composition 4., the latter adapted to be applied by spreading it on the wall sheathing and on and around the lath 2 andthe protruding portions of the spacing-clips 3.

To apply my improved wire fastener for attaching the lath after it has been disposed i across the face of the wall sheathing, the

fasteners are applied one at a time and projected at suitable spaced apart intervals, through the meshes of the lath, with the lath seats lOdisposed directly underneath the lath wires to be secured (see Fig. 1), after which the nails are driven forward until'the heads 6 engage and bind the lath wires firmly against the lath seats (see Fig. 2).

I claim:

1. In a wire fastener of the character described, a nail having a head, a spacing clip formed of a strip of sheet metal comprising a body portion disposed in a vertical plane and having a loop struck therefrom and through which said nail is frictionallyv held, the entire lower end of said body portion bentover to one side to form av supporting base and the upper end of said body portion bent over to one side to form a lath seat.

2. In a wire fastener of the character described, a nail having a head, a spacing clip formed of a strip of sheet metal comprising a body portion disposed in a vertical plane and having a loop struck therefrom and through which said nail is frictionally held, the lower end of said body portion bent over to one side to form a supporting base and the upper end of said body portion bent over to one side to form a lath seat, said lath seat having an upwardly projecting lath retaining lip.

3. In a wire fastener of the character described, a nail having a head, a spacing clip formed ofa strip of sheet metal comprising a body portion disposed in a vertical plane and having opposed loops struck therefrom between which said nail is frictionally held substantially in the plane of said body portion, the entire lower end of said body portion bent over to one side to form a supporting base and the upper end of said body portion bent over to one'side to form a lath seat.

4. In a wire fastener of the character described, a nail having a head, a spacing clip formed of a strip of sheet metal comprising a body portion disposed in a vertical plane and having opposed loops struck therefrom between which said nail is frictionally held substantially in the plane of said bodyportion, the lower end of said body portion bent over to one side to form a supporting base and the upper end of said body portion bent over to one side to form a. lath seat,

said lath seat havingan upwardly project ing lath retaining lip.

5. In a wire fastener of the character described, a nail having a head, a spacing clip formed of a strip of sheet metal comprising a body portion disposed in a vertical plane and having a loop struck therefrom and throughwhich said nail is frictionally held, the entire lower end of said body portion bent over to one side to form a supporting base and the upper end of said body portion bent over to the same side to form a lath seat.

In testimony of the foregoingbeing my own, I have hereunto aflixed my signature this 30th day of September, 1924:.

GEORGE E. VOIGHT. 

